Top students can benefit greatly by being offered the subject early. But many districts offer few Black and Latino eighth graders a chance to study it. Top students can benefit greatly by being offered the subject early. But many districts offer few Black and Latino eighth graders a chance to study it. Mathematics, Education (K-12), Children and Childhood, Black People, Hispanic-Americans, Banks, David C (1962- ), San Francisco (Calif), Cambridge (Mass), New York City NYT > Science